Course Details in 2021/22 Session

Module Title	Materials for Energy Generation and Storage
School	Metallurgy and Materials
Department	Metallurgy & Materials
Module Code	04 19689
Module Lead	Dr David Book
Level	Masters Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Exclusions
Description	The aim of the module is to introduce students to a number of important materials science topics in the field of sustainable energy generation and storage. The following will be covered in the module: Materials for Solar Cells; Materials for Wind Turbines; Battery materials; Materials issues in nuclear power generation.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: 1. Appreciate and describe the use of functional materials in a range of energy generation and storage technologies; 2. Understand the key materials challenges that need to be overcome, in order to make viable/ improve the competitiveness of a range of energy generation and storage technologies; 3. Understand and describe the materials fabrication, characterization techniques that are required for the development of energy generation and storage technologies; 4. Appreciate how the energy generation and storage technologies studied, can fit into a number of proposed sustainable energy systems.
Assessment	19689-01 : Result : Other (DNU) (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	60% open book examination at the end of the teaching week; 20% presentation during the teaching week; 20% essay submitted after the teaching week.
Other	Chemistry and Physics
Reading List	Godfrey Boyle , Bob Everett, Janet Ramage (Eds), "Energy Systems and Sustainability", Oxford University Press, ISBN 0199261792, 2003